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TI-2014-08333 Aliases CVE-2014-125030GHSA-hxh3-588w-hvmj

taoeffect Empress hard-coded password

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-259Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-259.

Summary

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in taoeffect Empress. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to use of hard-coded password. The patch is identified as 557e177d8a309d6f0f26de46efb38d43e000852d. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-217154 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00951 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
taoeffectEmpressall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Empress Vendortaoeffect Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:empress_project:empress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2014-12-02VulnerableEmpress Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:empress_project:empress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2014-12-02 Vulnerable ·Empress Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-125030
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hxh3-588w-hvmj

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Sources

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